1963 5c Food for Peace, Freedom from Hunger

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U.S. #1231

1963 5¢ Food for Peace

Issue Date: June 4, 1963

City: Washington, D.C.

Quantity: 135,620,000

Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method: Giori Press

Perforations: 11

Color: Green, buff and red

U.S. #1231 showcases the issue of world hunger, with the themes Food for Peace and Freedom from Hunger. It was issued on the first day of the inaugural World Food Congress, held in Washington, D.C. U.S. President John F. Kennedy addressed the conference, saying, We have the means, we have the capacity, to wipe hunger and poverty from the face of the Earth in our lifetime. We need only the will.